diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 4915cdd..d040173
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -821,6 +821,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   #  Users:
   #     user:jsmith -> Link to user with login jsmith
   #     @jsmith -> Link to user with login jsmith
+  #     user#2 -> Link to user with id 2
   #
   #   Links can refer other objects from other projects, using project identifier:
   #     identifier:r52
@@ -908,6 +909,9 @@ module ApplicationHelper
               if p = Project.visible.find_by_id(oid)
                 link = link_to_project(p, {:only_path => only_path}, :class => 'project')
               end
+            when 'user'
+              u = User.visible.where(:id => oid, :type => 'User').first
+              link = link_to_user(u) if u
             end
           elsif sep == ':'
             name = remove_double_quotes(identifier)
diff --git a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 678dcfd..d58c7a6
--- a/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/helpers/application_helper_test.rb
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ RAW
       "http://foo.bar/FAQ#3"        => '<a class="external" href="http://foo.bar/FAQ#3">http://foo.bar/FAQ#3</a>',
       # user
       'user:jsmith'                 => link_to_user(User.find_by_id(2)),
+      'user#2'                      => link_to_user(User.find_by_id(2)),
       '@jsmith'                     => link_to_user(User.find_by_id(2)),
       # invalid user
       'user:foobar'                 => 'user:foobar',